Industrial innovations for tomorrow: Advances in industrial energy-efficiency technologies. Bioconversion of waste gases to acetic acid.

摘要

Engineering Resources, Inc., is developing and testing a biological process for converting the waste gases into acetic acid. The process can operate at the atmospheric temperature and pressure of the carbon black waste gas stream and can selectively utilize the gas components to produce acetic acid. The technology should also be applicable to waste gases from the production of coke (used to make steel) and other industries as well.